Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wīgamann-

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From *wīgą (“battle”) +‎ *mann- (“man”).

Noun edit

*wīgamann- m^[1]

warrior, champion

Inflection edit

consonant stemDeclension of *wīgamann- (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wīgamann-	*wīgamanniz
vocative	*wīgamann	*wīgamanniz
accusative	*wīgamannų	*wīgamannunz
genitive	*wīgamanniz	*wīgamannǫ̂
dative	*wīgamanni	*wīgamannumaz
instrumental	*wīgamannē	*wīgamannumiz

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *wīgamann
- Old English: wīgmann
- Old Saxon: wīgman
- Old High German: wīgman
  - Middle High German: wīcman
Old Norse: vígmaðr
- Icelandic: vígmaður

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wīgamannz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 465

[HGE-1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wīgamannz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 465

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